Senator Ted Cruz and his fellow senators and representatives are planning to violate the Constitution.

Systemic Racism Roots in Law Enforcement The “Bad Apples” Explanation for Rejecting Law Enforcement Reform Began in Texas Over a 100 Years Ago Texas Senators John Cornyn’s and Ted Cruz’s rejection of systemic racism existing within law enforcement aligns with President Donald Trump’s “Bad Apples” explanation. The explanation of a few bad officers to deny systemic reform within law enforcement finds its roots within Texas history.

Americans Are Not Xenophobic COVID-19 and Trump’s Temporary Immigration Ban Identity Politics and Understanding Polls Modern politics is not about gaining votes from independents, it is about getting partisans to out vote their political opponents. It is about motivation. President Trump’s proposed immigration ban represents xenophobic identity politics. While not all of President Trump’s supporters are xenophobic, xenophobia is an important…

The United States Southern Command provides a yearly posture statement to the Senate Armed Service Committee. A posture statement is an assessment of threats to the nation’s security from Central America, South American and the Caribbean. …

The soul of a community can be measured by how it treats children and families. History has never been kind to communities that disregarded children and families as disposable means towards some economic or political end. …

For a physical siege to occur, you need propaganda. President Trump’s opening statement of hate for his presidential campaign was not a beginning but a culmination of anti-immigrant forces work to find a viable candidate. That he won the election and implemented mass deportation policies was a goal achieved. …

We are a community under siege. The Lower Rio Grande Valley, the four Texas counties of Willacy, Cameron, Hidalgo, and Star along the Rio Grande represent a flash point for demagogues. President Trump opened his presidential run by vilifying Mexican immigrants, code for all Latinx people, and depicting the border…